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By Ifham Nizam The global technology powerhouse, Lenovo, has seen tremendous growth in Sri Lanka during the last three to four years, said Naveen Kejriwal, General Manager- Overseas Business, Consumer, Commercial & Tablets of Lenovo. Lenovo is a USD 62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people […]
- Lenovo aims to beat Dell in PCs by year end (Category: Business)
- China’s Lenovo inches closer to overtaking HP in PC sales (Category: Business)
- Lenovo moving to launch smartphones in US (Category: Business)
- Lenovo confident of closing PC market gap with HP (Category: Business)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Dissident Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP, Dayasiri Jayasekera, has expressed concern over a potential 50% drop in the revenue of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) due to the entry of foreign companies into the petroleum market. Jayasekera highlighted the adverse impact of the policies of successive governments on the CPC. “The […]
- It’s alright for new foreign fuel retailers to undercut CPC in pricing productsBy Rathindra Kuru... (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel Distributors Association threatens legal action against CPC (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt.’s strong-arm tactics bound to fail, say petroleum unions (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC leaves shed owners in limbo (Category: Breaking News)
by Harim Peiris As we approach the end of 2023 and with about a year to go for the next presidential election due before end 2024, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s frequent refrain and indeed the rationale for his administration is the revival of the national economy after it was spectacularly destroyed by his predecessor’s administration, ironically […]
- UNDP and LKI Propose a ‘Blue Economy’ Approach for Sri Lanka’s Economic Development (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF should oppose restrictions on Freedom of Expression, Civil Society Groups (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan funds UNDP-led anti-corruption initiative, pledges about one million USD (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Executive Board approves US$3 Billion under the Extended Fund Facility arrangement for Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Security, Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera yesterday (05) said that over a year after the killing of eight persons, including SLPP MP Amarakeerthi Atukorale and his police bodyguard and destruction of approximately 150 private properties the government was yet to conduct a proper […]
- Govt. should be ashamed of delay in serving justice (Category: Breaking News)
- May 09 violence: Explanation sought from State Defence Minister over security lapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Chandima raises privilege issue over Weerasekera’s letter to State Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez addresses SLPPer’s concerns over new Uni and permanent land deeds to farmers (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 5th December, 2023 The government is going hell for leather to boost its revenue at the behest of the IMF, and the public is desperate for economic relief. Taxes and tariffs have gone through the roof. Fuel prices are jacked up by copious amounts, but price decreases come in dribs and drabs. It is […]
- Electricity bills likely to increase (Category: Breaking News)
- Price of milk powder likely to rise (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imposes a fuel surcharge on electricity bills (Category: Breaking News)
- No hike in electricity bills for less than 90 units consumed (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The petroleum sector unions warn that fuel prices will rise by around 11 percent from 01 January 2014 due to 18% VAT. Dr. Ashoka Ranwala, President of the General Employees’ Union of Petroleum Corporation, said previously petrol, diesel and coal had been exempted from VAT. The prices of petroleum products affected those […]
- Fuel prices revised from midnight today (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices revised from midnight today (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices reduced (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices revised (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Climate Colonialism At CoP 28: Carbon Laundering Via Green Bondscams? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Pelosi’s Pivot As Cold War & Colonialism Rebound: Blue-Greenwash In The Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The government has to reduce diesel price at least by another Rs. 20 if bus fares are to be lowered, private bus owners’ associations have said. They have claimed they can’t reduce bus fares although the price of a litre of diesel has been reduced by Rs 27. General Secretary of the All Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ […]
- Private bus operators want diesel price reduced (Category: Breaking News)
- PBOA requests for diesel subsidies (Category: Breaking News)
- No revision of bus fares - LPBOA (Category: Breaking News)
- Bus fares to be reduced if govt. reduces diesel prices (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Of That Heavy Carbon Footprint appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- An Oxygen Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Understanding The Required System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget The politicians & Their Bureaucrats, This Is Why We The Public, Need To Understand Climat... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Urgent & Critical Issues Related To Climate Change (Category: Breaking News)
What has been widely described as the “historic” Supreme Court judgment which by a majority 4-1 decision of a five-judge bench held the Rajapaksa brothers, Mahinda, Gotabaya and Basil and other unelected officials including two past Governors of the Central Bank, a former Secretary to the President, a former Treasury Secretary and some members of […]
- SLPP convention on Dec. 15 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two ex-Presidents say people will find it impossible to live under new VAT regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda pledges support for President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- No expectation of returning to power, says Mahinda Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
Video: No bus fare revision despite fuel price slash - NTC (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Heavy fighting has broken out across the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli military resumed combat operations against Hamas after efforts to extend the truce failed. The resumption of hostilities came at about 7am local time (05:00 GMT) on Friday, as the deadline for the end of the week-long pause passed. Israeli air strikes have been […]
- Hamas delays hostage release accusing Israel of breaking truce deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended for two days, Qatar says (Category: Breaking News)
- 14 Israeli hostages, 42 Palestinian prisoners to be released today under truce deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Netanyahu, Hamas chief indicate deal on Gaza truce and hostages is close (Category: Breaking News)
OPEC+ producers have agreed to voluntary oil output cuts for the first quarter next year in an attempt to boost the market, but crude prices fell after the move. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other members of OPEC+, who pump more than 40 percent of the world’s oil, met online on Thursday and issued a statement […]
- OPEC crude output surges to 31.4m bpd in March (Category: Business)
- US cuts world oil demand growth on economy (Category: Business)
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia pledges output cuts – Opec+ (Category: Breaking News)
Bus fares will not be revised despite the fuel price reduction, the National Transport Commission (NTC) says.
In a surprise that has lit up COP28, delegates have agreed to launch a long-awaited fund to pay for damage from climate-driven storms and drought. Such deals are normally sealed last minute after days of negotiations. COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber shook up the meeting by bringing the decision to the floor on day one. The […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- German cabinet tries to solve ‘no-debt’ crisis after court outlaws budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption scandal threatens PM Kishida’s government (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
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